Another user however came to the defence of Mariga, asserting that he might have been using his passport earlier.

“Might have been using passport,” tweeted Jesse Ogolla.

Even though Mariga was actually born in 1987, the ID number still raises questions. A cross check by this source reveals that those born around this time would have their ID numbers beginning with 26 and 27.

Mariga is popular for his football achievements in Europe notably winning the coveted UEFA Champions League trophy with Inter Milan in 2010.

He is currently in a political tussle for Kibra parliamentary seat which was declared vacant after the demise of former MP Ken Okoth.